Prof. Dr. Renate Hartwig

Research Fellow

 Prof. Dr. Renate Hartwig

  • Short CV

    • Since 08/2019: Assistant Professor for Development Economics at University of Göttingen and Research Fellow at GIGA Institute for African Affairs

    • 01/2016 - 7/2019: Chargé de Recherche, University of Namur (B)

    • Education: PhD in Development Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL); MA in Development Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)

    Current Research

    • Family economics, social norms and marriage

    • Fertility and religion

    • Health and religion
    • Political representation, public policies and gender

    Countries and Regions

    • Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi

    • Indonesia

    Prof. Dr. Renate Hartwig

    Research Fellow

    T. +49 40 42825-599renate.hartwig@giga-hamburg.de


    Health Economics (United Kingdom) | 07/2022

    All Eyes on the Price: An Assessment of the Willingness-to-Pay for Eyeglasses in rural Burkina Faso

    Vision impairment is the most common disability worldwide. Yet, eyehealth remains an neglected aspect in many public health systems. In this article we assess the willingness-to-pay for eyeglasses in a resource-poor rural setting and give directions for policy and further research.

    Prof. Dr. Michael Grimm

    University of Passau

    GIGA Focus Africa | 3/2021

    Challenging Trust in Government: COVID in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Even though many sub-Saharan African countries seem to have gotten through the corona-virus crisis relatively well until now, vaccine hesitancy and looming recessions pose ongoing challenges. The authors analyse how the pandemic affects trust in government's abilities to manage crises.

    Research Project | 01/10/2021 - 15/04/2022

    Investigating Supply & Demand Side Factors of a Massive Covid-19 Vaccination Drive: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia

    Indonesia is fighting one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia. On January 13, 2021, the country started one of the world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccination drives. The plan is to inoculate 181.5 million people – two third of the population – in 15 months using primarily the CoronaVac from China’s Sinovac Biotech. The vaccination campaign is ambitious and its success hinges on a number of supply and demand side factors which are subject to investigation in this project.
    DFG, 2021-2022

    Research Project | 01/04/2021 - 31/03/2025

    INFECTIONS in an Urbanizing World - Humans, Animals, Environments

    The Leibniz Research Alliance INFECTIONS promotes interdisciplinary research across several sections of the Leibniz Association. It focuses on the spread of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) microbes in an urbanizing society. This is a topical issue since a number of endemic infectious diseases are the leading cause of disease and mortality worldwide. In addition, humanity is increasingly challenged by emerging infectious agents that are often zoonotic in nature, such as the coronavirus outbreak.
    Leibniz Association, 2021-2025

    Conference | 30/06/2023

    Doing Business in Africa - Spotlighting Opportunities in the World's next Big Market

    Responsible Innovation Summit, University of Göttingen, Göttingen Organisers: University of Göttingen Tevin Tafese (Panelist), Prof. Dr. Renate Hartwig (Chair)

    Presentation and participation in panel discussion on "Doing Business in Africa - Spotlighting Opportunities in the World's next Big Market"

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